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Andrena bicolor

Andrena bicolor is a small Andrena mining bee (females are about 9mm). It has two flight periods, being on the wing from March to May and then from late June to August. Females have black hairs on their face, a rusty/red thorax and brown pollne hairs on their hind legs. Males also have black hairs on their face, which helps distinguish them from other species.
Andrena bicolor is a small Andrena mining bee (females are about 9mm). It has two flight periods, being on the wing from March to May and then from late June to August. Females have black hairs on their face, a rusty/red thorax and brown pollne hairs on their hind legs. Males also have black hairs on their face, which helps distinguish them from other species.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.

Andrena bicolor (f)

Andrena bicolor female. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Andrena bicolor female. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.

Andrena bicolor (f)

Andrena bicolor female. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Andrena bicolor female. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.

Andrena bicolor (m)

Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (m). Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.

Andrena bicolor (m)

Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (m). Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.

Andrena bicolor (m)

Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (m). Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] second-brood female. "Roosting" inside a Campanula flower, Staffordshire garden, July 2015.

Andrena bicolor (f)

Andrena bicolor second-brood female. "Roosting" inside a Campanula flower, Staffordshire garden, July 2015.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Andrena bicolor second-brood female. "Roosting" inside a Campanula flower, Staffordshire garden, July 2015.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] second-generation female. Campanula flower, Staffordshire garden, June 2015.

Andrena bicolor (f)

Andrena bicolor second-generation female. Campanula flower, Staffordshire garden, June 2015.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Andrena bicolor second-generation female. Campanula flower, Staffordshire garden, June 2015.
Pollen-laden [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, investigating a nest hole. Staffordshire garden, April 2015.

Andrena bicolor (f)

Pollen-laden Andrena bicolor female, investigating a nest hole. Staffordshire garden, April 2015.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Pollen-laden Andrena bicolor female, investigating a nest hole. Staffordshire garden, April 2015.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.

Andrena bicolor (m)

Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (m). Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.

Andrena bicolor (f)

Andrena bicolor female. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Andrena bicolor female. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.

Andrena bicolor (f)

Andrena bicolor female. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Andrena bicolor female. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.

Andrena bicolor (m)

Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (m). Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015. My first solitary bee photograph of 2015 and the first…

Andrena bicolor (m)

Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015. My first solitary bee photograph of 2015 and the first since moving to Staffordshire!
Photo: Andrena bicolor (m). Andrena bicolor male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015. My first solitary bee photograph of 2015 and the first since moving to Staffordshire!
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Warwickshire, March 2014. My first photograph of a male!

Andrena bicolor (m)

Andrena bicolor male. Warwickshire, March 2014. My first photograph of a male!
Photo: Andrena bicolor (m). Andrena bicolor male. Warwickshire, March 2014. My first photograph of a male!
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, March 2014.

Andrena bicolor (f)

Andrena bicolor female, inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, March 2014.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Andrena bicolor female, inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, March 2014.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, facial detail. Warwickshire, April 2013.

Andrena bicolor (f)

Andrena bicolor female, facial detail. Warwickshire, April 2013.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Andrena bicolor female, facial detail. Warwickshire, April 2013.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, April 2013.

Andrena bicolor female

Andrena bicolor female, inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, April 2013.
Photo: Andrena bicolor female. Andrena bicolor female, inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, April 2013.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, watching a pollen beetle whilst resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, April…

Andrena bicolor (f)

Andrena bicolor female, watching a pollen beetle whilst resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, April 2013.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Andrena bicolor female, watching a pollen beetle whilst resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, April 2013.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, 21/03/2012.

Andrena bicolor (f)

Andrena bicolor female, resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, 21/03/2012.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Andrena bicolor female, resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, 21/03/2012.
[i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, 21/03/2012.

Andrena bicolor (f)

Andrena bicolor female, resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, 21/03/2012.
Photo: Andrena bicolor (f). Andrena bicolor female, resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, 21/03/2012.

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